Trees, LLC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record in Florida, the first in 2000.
OSHA's last visit started on Sep 13, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Jacksonville.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $22,296 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $12,816, down 43%.
For context, across all staffing, cleaning and waste services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,200. Trees, LLC. averages $5,408 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 347754988 OPENED SEP 13, 2024Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Complete · Safety · 770 employees at the site · Closed Feb 27, 2025
Fouraker Rd And Winterwood Circle, Jacksonville, FL 32210 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 12, 2024 (fatal): Employee is struck by passing vehicle while flagging traffic
At 10:10 a.m. on September 12, 2024, Employee #1, employed by a tree-trimming company, was acting as a flagger to direct traffic while a coworker trimmed trees nearby. During the task, he was struck by a passing motor vehicle. The side mirror of the vehicle made contact with Employee #1, who sustained fatal injuries to his back.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344288600 OPENED SEP 5, 2019Closed
Referral · Complete · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Aug 19, 2020
56423 Griffin Rd, Callahan, FL 32011 · Landscaping Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 28, 2019: Employee fractures neck and hip when struck by tree limb
At 3:54 p.m. on August 28, 2019, an employee was pulling a control line on a tree being felled when the tree fell in the wrong direction and a limb broke off and struck him. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured cervical vertebrae and a fractured hip.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $13,260 | $7,760 | Jan 8, 2020 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jun 6, 2022, Jacksonville: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
On June 5, 2022, an employee was dispatched to remove a tree that had fallen on a communication cable. A large limb from the tree was hanging from the communication cable like a swing and was close to the ground. The employee was standing on the ground using a chainsaw to cut the limb bit by bit. As the limb was cut the communication cable moved up and released the tree limb. When the tree limb…
Aug 28, 2019, Callahan: Hospitalization · fractures · multiple trunk locations
An employee was using a rope to pull down a 50-foot tree when the tree fell on him. He suffered a fracture to his C7 vertebra and a broken hip, requiring hospitalization.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
